World Summit on the Information Society Forum
2016
Promoting sustainable ewaste
management systems in developing
countries
Klaus Tyrkko
Unit Chief UNIDO
k.tyrkko@unido.org
How to establish a sustainable
E-Waste Management
system?
General UNIDO E-Waste concept
UNIDO helps build and consolidate local capacities to promote sustainable ewaste recycling industries, through the whole life cycle of electric and electronic
devices, to recover efficiently valuable resources, while generating quality jobs
and caring about the environment and health.
Distribution&
Consumption
Collection
PreProcessing
EndProcessing
Disposal
• Supporting green industries that safeguard the environment and create quality
jobs
• Promoting partnerships for knowledge exchange and technology transfer
• Helping countries develop their e-waste management systems and strategies
based on the whole recycling chains and life-cycle
• Enhancing North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation and knowledge
sharing
Key pillars of sustainable e-waste management
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Policy&
Legislation
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Business&
Financing

Technology
& Skills
Monitoring
& Control

Marketing
&Awareness
EXAMPLES
General
assessment
Exploring
partnerships
Direct Import ban on
ODS fridges
action
Supporting
Existing
SME´s
Strict
purchasing
policies
Supporting
competition
Legislation
on E-Waste
Sustainable
self-finace
scheme
IMPLEMENTATION
PILOT PHASE
Midterm
solutions
Longterm
solutions
Planning
Dismantling
Facility
General
information
on E-waste
TA for
operators
Establish
dismantling/
recycling facility
Develop
Independent
Auditing body
Certification of
facility
Sustainable
(int. standards) Auditing system
Awareness
campaign
Key elements of UNIDOs approach
1. Detailed inventory of existing volumes and ongoing initiatives
2. Design of collection and processing schemes
3. Set-up / up-scale of national e-waste treatment options, including the
establishment of sustainable business models
4. Connection to downstream markets on national, regional and international
level in accordance with international conventions, e.g. Basel Convention
5. Policy and legislation development or enhancement, including collection
strategies and financing mechanisms
6. Capacity building, training and awareness-raising
Process of E-Waste Flows
INPUT
TREATMENT
RECEIVING
COLLECTION
MANUAL
DISMANTLING
FURTHER
TREATMENT
SCREENS
(TV, CRTs,
LCDs..)
Hot Wire –
Separation
(Lead glass
screen)
Individuals
(via Collection
Points)
Informal Sector
(Scavengers,...)
DOWNSTREAM
OPTIONS
STORAGE
TRANSPORT:
Transport
B2B
(Companies/
Organizations)
OUTPUT
Weighing
Sorting
Pre-Processing
Storing
Refurbishment
LAMPS
White Goods
(Fridges,...)
Small WEEE
Decontamination
Hg-Lamps
Degasification
(CFCs)
CableStripping
Plastic
Shredder
Legend:
Batteries
WEEE
Fractions (non-hazardous)
Hazardous fractions/ waste
Pb, Acids,...
Local
Regional/
Crossnational
International/
Oversea
FACILITY
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Example: Ethiopia
Project Site: Akaki/Addis Ababa
CRT Cutting
Cable
Shredding
Plastic
Shredding
Dismantling
workstation
Intermediate
Storage
OUTPUT
Downstream Markets
• Identify environmentally and socially sound potential local,
regional and international buyers
- Non-hazardous outputs: national/ regional markets
- Hazardous outputs: international smelters
• Analyze the purchasing conditions and business models of
potential buyers and their branches
• Take into account:
- Quality and contamination of material outputs
- International conventions on hazardous waste transport
- Administrative and legal restrictions
- Local and World market prices
Revenues/ Costs of Manual WEEE Dismantling
(USD/year)
UNIDO E-Waste management portfolio
Ongoing:
 Uganda: Establishment of a manual dismantling facility for WEEE
 Tanzania: Component on E-waste management (One UN Programme)
 Ethiopia: E-waste Management Project
 Cambodia: Creating job opportunities & effective e-waste management
Pipeline:
 Regional e-waste project for Latin America
 Regional e-waste project for ECOWAS
 Regional e-waste project for SADC
Thank you for your attention!